Right-hander Kodai Senga pitched seven innings and Shuhei Fukuda drove in the go-ahead run as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came from behind to beat the Orix Buffaloes 6-4 on Friday.
The loss at sold-out Kyocera Dome was Orix's final regular-season game, and the team's last under manager Junichi Fukura, who had announced his resignation to take responsibility for the team's performance.
Senga (13-7) allowed two runs — one earned — on six hits and two walks, while striking out three. He surrendered a run in the first inning, but held the Buffaloes scoreless until he had a 4-1, fourth-inning lead and allowed a solo home run to Masataka Yoshida.